A research team led by McGill University has taken a close look at a long-standing idea about Parkinson’s disease and found ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease ...

A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

Travel expands your horizons and improves your life in more ways than one. Going places can also ward off "brain rot" from ...

A new study shows that in patients with intermediate nonneovascular age-related macular degeneration, levodopa treatment is ...

Midbrain neurons are susceptible to energy shortages as they age, which may explain their degeneration in Parkinson’s disease ...

Nicotine is an addictive substance found in cigarettes and some vaping devices. Over time, continued nicotine use can lead to long-term brain changes. Nicotine is the active ingredient in tobacco, ...

It’s no surprise that many of the highly processed foods we consume pack just as much of a dopamine punch as alcohol, drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll. As restaurants and food-product businesses compete ...